Question 1

Which is a main disadvantage to home visits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convenience for the client 
B)  Time spent with one client 
C)  Client control of the setting 
D)  Ability to individualize services 
A)  Convenience for the client 
B)  Time spent with one client 
C)  Client control of the setting 
D)  Ability to individualize services B

Question 2

Which statement is true about transitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transitions are stressful events for all families. 
B)  Transitions require coping skills, which must be taught to some families. 
C)  Transitions address the family skills necessary to meet developmental goals. 
D)  Transitions present new situations and demands for families. 
A)  Transitions are stressful events for all families. 
B)  Transitions require coping skills, which must be taught to some families. 
C)  Transitions address the family skills necessary to meet developmental goals. 
D)  Transitions present new situations and demands for families. D

Question 3

A nurse is in the beginning phase of contracting with a family.Which of the following activities will most likely occur during this phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mutual division of responsibilities 
B)  Mutual development of a plan 
C)  Mutual setting of time limits 
D)  Mutual implementation of the plan 
A)  Mutual division of responsibilities 
B)  Mutual development of a plan 
C)  Mutual setting of time limits 
D)  Mutual implementation of the plan B

Question 4

A nurse plans to review the home visit with the family.Which of the following phases of the home visit process is most likely occurring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiation 
B)  In-home 
C)  Termination 
D)  Post-visit 
A)  Initiation 
B)  In-home 
C)  Termination 
D)  Post-visit

Question 5

The process of assessing the presence of specific factors within each category that have been identified as being associated with an increased likelihood of an illness or an unhealthy event is called health:

Accepted Answer

A)  risk reduction. 
B)  risk appraisal. 
C)  risk factors. 
D)  life-event risk. 
A)  risk reduction. 
B)  risk appraisal. 
C)  risk factors. 
D)  life-event risk.

Question 6

A nurse is completing the post-visit phase of a home visit.Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely to complete?

Accepted Answer

A)  Document the visit and services provided 
B)  Conduct a health teaching session 
C)  Plan the next home visit 
D)  Seek information about community resources for referrals 
A)  Document the visit and services provided 
B)  Conduct a health teaching session 
C)  Plan the next home visit 
D)  Seek information about community resources for referrals

Question 7

A family has experienced a nonnormative life event.Which of the following best describes this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adoption of a child 
B)  Loss of a job 
C)  Marriage of a child 
D)  Retirement from work 
A)  Adoption of a child 
B)  Loss of a job 
C)  Marriage of a child 
D)  Retirement from work

Question 8

The nurse asked the family about its financial resources and the demands on these resources.Which type of risk factor is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social 
A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social

Question 9

Which behavioral risk factor is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homicide or suicide 
B)  Motor vehicle accidents 
C)  Chronic disease 
D)  Substance use and abuse 
A)  Homicide or suicide 
B)  Motor vehicle accidents 
C)  Chronic disease 
D)  Substance use and abuse

Question 10

A nurse is assessing the health risks of a family.Which of the following health risks would the family be most likely to voluntarily assume?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newly built power plant 
B)  Smoking cigarettes 
C)  Speeding vehicles near playground 
D)  Industrial pollution 
A)  Newly built power plant 
B)  Smoking cigarettes 
C)  Speeding vehicles near playground 
D)  Industrial pollution

Question 11

A nurse uses the term family policy.Which of the following explains what the nurse is describing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anything that is done by the government that directly or indirectly affects families 
B)  Laws that affect families and family living 
C)  Requirements for immunizations for the entire family 
D)  Healthy People 2020 guidelines for healthy families 
A)  Anything that is done by the government that directly or indirectly affects families 
B)  Laws that affect families and family living 
C)  Requirements for immunizations for the entire family 
D)  Healthy People 2020 guidelines for healthy families

Question 12

Which statement best describes the effects of life events on family health risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative events require very little change in family structures and roles. 
B)  Positive events are unlikely to place stress on a family. 
C)  Normative and nonnormative events pose potential risks to the health of families. 
D)  Negative life events require change and place stress on a family. 
A)  Normative events require very little change in family structures and roles. 
B)  Positive events are unlikely to place stress on a family. 
C)  Normative and nonnormative events pose potential risks to the health of families. 
D)  Negative life events require change and place stress on a family.

Question 13

A nurse is assessing a family.Which of the following behaviors would the nurse recognize as being learned within the family structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking habits and heart disease 
B)  Health values and health habits 
C)  Chronic illness and disease risk 
D)  Societal norms and values 
A)  Smoking habits and heart disease 
B)  Health values and health habits 
C)  Chronic illness and disease risk 
D)  Societal norms and values

Question 14

A client is experiencing a social risk.Which of the following best describes this risk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inadequate housing 
B)  Lack of education 
C)  High-crime neighborhood 
D)  Lack of insurance 
A)  Inadequate housing 
B)  Lack of education 
C)  High-crime neighborhood 
D)  Lack of insurance

Question 15

Which of the following are benefits of home visits? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Promote health for adolescent mothers 
B)  Identify barriers and provide support for family health promotion goals 
C)  Allow families to maintain a sense of control in meeting their health care needs 
D)  Prolong the nurse-client relationship 
E)  Establishment of healthy behaviors 
A)  Promote health for adolescent mothers 
B)  Identify barriers and provide support for family health promotion goals 
C)  Allow families to maintain a sense of control in meeting their health care needs 
D)  Prolong the nurse-client relationship 
E)  Establishment of healthy behaviors

Question 16

A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk.Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social 
A)  Biological 
B)  Economic 
C)  Lifestyle 
D)  Social

Question 17

A nurse assists a family to obtain food stamps.Which of the following best describes the purpose of this resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide support for basic needs 
B)  Offer insurance for the uninsured 
C)  Provide health-related services to families 
D)  Allow nongovernmental agencies to operate more effectively 
A)  Provide support for basic needs 
B)  Offer insurance for the uninsured 
C)  Provide health-related services to families 
D)  Allow nongovernmental agencies to operate more effectively

Question 18

According to Pender,one factor that motivates individuals to participate in health behaviors is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduction of health risk by examination of the concepts of family risk related to each individual. 
B)  desire to protect health by using behaviors directed toward decreasing the probability of specific illness or dysfunction. 
C)  use of the Neuman Systems Model to define family health in terms of systems stability. 
D)  realization that health can be defined in many ways and within many cultures. 
A)  reduction of health risk by examination of the concepts of family risk related to each individual. 
B)  desire to protect health by using behaviors directed toward decreasing the probability of specific illness or dysfunction. 
C)  use of the Neuman Systems Model to define family health in terms of systems stability. 
D)  realization that health can be defined in many ways and within many cultures.

Question 19

Which are lifestyle habits that have been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleeping 7 to 8 hours daily 
B)  Eating breakfast 
C)  Eating between meals 
D)  Vigorous daily physical activity 
E)  Maintaining full-time employment 
A)  Sleeping 7 to 8 hours daily 
B)  Eating breakfast 
C)  Eating between meals 
D)  Vigorous daily physical activity 
E)  Maintaining full-time employment

Question 20

A nurse is discussing internal family coping strategies with a family following a family crisis.Which of the following would the nurse be explaining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asking a distant relative for a loan 
B)  Talking to relatives about stresses and worries 
C)  Attending a local worship service 
D)  Using public assistance to obtain food stamps 
A)  Asking a distant relative for a loan 
B)  Talking to relatives about stresses and worries 
C)  Attending a local worship service 
D)  Using public assistance to obtain food stamps

Exam 28: Family Health Risks

Which is a main disadvantage to home visits?

Which statement is true about transitions?

A nurse is in the beginning phase of contracting with a family.Which of the following activities will most likely occur during this phase?

A nurse plans to review the home visit with the family.Which of the following phases of the home visit process is most likely occurring?

The process of assessing the presence of specific factors within each category that have been identified as being associated with an increased likelihood of an illness or an unhealthy event is called health:

A nurse is completing the post-visit phase of a home visit.Which of the following activities is the nurse most likely to complete?

A family has experienced a nonnormative life event.Which of the following best describes this situation?

The nurse asked the family about its financial resources and the demands on these resources.Which type of risk factor is being assessed?

Which behavioral risk factor is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States?

A nurse is assessing the health risks of a family.Which of the following health risks would the family be most likely to voluntarily assume?

A nurse uses the term family policy.Which of the following explains what the nurse is describing?

Which statement best describes the effects of life events on family health risk?

A nurse is assessing a family.Which of the following behaviors would the nurse recognize as being learned within the family structure?

A client is experiencing a social risk.Which of the following best describes this risk?

Which of the following are benefits of home visits? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is using a genogram when assessing a family risk.Which of the following types of risks is being assessed?

A nurse assists a family to obtain food stamps.Which of the following best describes the purpose of this resource?

According to Pender,one factor that motivates individuals to participate in health behaviors is the:

Which are lifestyle habits that have been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is discussing internal family coping strategies with a family following a family crisis.Which of the following would the nurse be explaining?

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